Announcements
An Enrollment Checklist for Families (en Español)
Priority Enrollment for the 2025-26 school year is open for all current and future Austin ISD students! We can’t wait for you to Find Your Seat in Austin ISD. Before you get started, be sure to check the list below with everything you’ll need to…
Let’s work together to keep our students and schools safe (En español)
Austin ISD is hosting a series of Mental Health and School Safety Community Conversations over the next month. Why it matters: Our students, families and staff have valuable insights into how we can prevent and respond to critical incidents and we want to…
Take a peek at the (school) year in numbers (en español)
Sadly, this is the end of another school year! No, it’s not sarcasm. Lots of amazing things happened in 2022-23. And I want to share some of them with you. If you’re like me and you love numbers – buckle up for this journey! Children spent 75,600…
Austin ISD to request informal review of TEA Special Education Conservatorship (en español)
Today, Austin ISD is requesting an informal review of the Texas Education Agency’s March 31, 2023, Final Report that recommended a conservator to help address special education issues in the district.
Austin ISD Board of Trustees Addresses Special Education Conservatorship (en español)
Earlier today, we received notice from the Texas Education Agency that it intends to put the district under state conservatorship for special education. Under a conservatorship, a team selected by the Commissioner of the Texas Education Agency would…
An Update on Special Education from Interim Superintendent Matias Segura (en español)
Addressing the challenges around Special Education and the backlog in student evaluations is a shared priority for me and the Board. We have a great team, and everyone has special education as a top priority. This is the first of periodic updates that I will…
Austin ISD moves to twice-monthly pay starting in July (en español)
Beginning in July 2023, all employees in all departments and at all campuses—full-time, part-time and substitutes—will get paid twice per month. Employees will receive their paychecks on the 15th and the last business day of each month, which is 24 paychecks…
Women's History Month profile: Ann Richards (en español)
This is the first in a month-long profile series spotlighting women leaders and trailblazers for whom Austin ISD schools are named. As Austin ISD begins its celebration of Women’s History Month, we profile former Texas Governor Ann Richards. Texas…
Black History Month profile: Dr. General Marshall (en español)
This is the third in a month-long profile series spotlighting Black leaders and pathbreakers for whom Austin ISD schools are named. As Austin ISD continues its celebration of Black History Month, we profile Dr. General Garwood Marshall: prominent…
Statement from Board President Geronimo Rodriguez, representing current and incoming trustees (en español)
Yesterday evening, the current AISD Board of Trustees met with the four newly elected members who will be joining the board Dec. 1. Our shared goal was to begin discussing the process of choosing a new interim superintendent to serve Austin ISD until a…
Thank you / ¡Gracias!
Nov. 9, 2022 Dear Austin ISD Community, This is a new day for our district because last night Austin voters passed the largest school bond package ever approved in Central Texas. I want to personally thank all of you for helping us provide a brighter future…
Austin ISD fourth- and eighth-graders 'hold steady' on NAEP despite pandemic
Contrary to expectations, the latest scores on NAEP—the National Association of Educational Progress, also known as the Nation’s Report Card—show that Austin ISD students did not regress in reading and math from pre-pandemic levels. “I want to congratulate…